National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is February 26–March 4
Greta Hopke, RD, and Candance Gabel, MS, RD, LD, Extension Associate Professor and Assistant Program Director, University of Missouri Extension
More than 50 percent of teenage girls are on a diet or think they should be on a diet. Approximately 3 percent of these teenagers will go too far and become anorexic or bulimic.
An eating disorder is more than not eating or overeating; it occurs when food and eating control a person’s daily routine and entire life. It is typically a sign of other problems. An eating disorder and disordered eating are not the same…
An eating disorder can develop for a variety of reasons, each unique to an individual…
For more information and resources, see the full version of this article athttp://missourifamilies.org/features/nutritionarticles/nut116.htm
